Court stifles another welfare reform effort
The Supreme Court upheld a California ruling barring counties from removing certain work incentive payments after four months of employment. Local Alameda County decisions permitting stricter earned income rules were rejected by federal and state high courts, leaving welfare policy debates to Congress and sparking public frustration.
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Agnew vows not to go quietly as Connally targets ticket
Spiro Agnew signals tough stance after remarks portraying John Connally as a Democrat. The president faces pressure from conservatives over party loyalty and potential ticket changes as Agnew challenges Connally’s standing and notes a possible reshuffle.
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California secretary of state suit labeled grandstand play
The piece recounts Edmund Brown Jr filing a suit two months earlier against I T T and the Republican party, dismissed by U S District Judge Robert J Kellerer, while accusing the action of being Democratic grandstanding. It also covers Abzug impeachment talk, McFall’s Russia remarks, UC funding crisis, and criticism of campaign finance actions by Democrats, including Burton and Hays.
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Navy Wife Speaks Out Over Vietnam War Debate
A San Diego Navy wife, Gayle Brown, writes to support President Nixon's war policy and urges unity. She criticizes antiwar protests, defends service members, and asks readers to print her letter to encourage others to be counted. Signature and address required. letters edited.
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Budget Lockup Behind Closed Doors At State Capitol
A critique of California's 1972 73 budget process describes a hidden conference committee stacking the $8 billion plan with partisan picks. It alleges public hearings were skipped, surplus funds misused, and voters as the bankroll for a system that bypasses Crown Act public sessions.
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Work Is Work Only If You Don’t Want To
Paul Harvey notes President Nixon’s concern over worker apathy and inflation, but argues for less government intervention. He observes a rising work ethic among Americans with more people holding jobs, moonlighting, and revising curricula toward mechanization, while cautioning against neglect of God, family, and recreation.
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